Natural Stone
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Preparing Your Commercial Facilities For Winter
- November 3, 2015
- Posted by: GK's Custom Polishing, Inc.
- Category: Commercial, Hard Surface Maintenance, Natural Stone
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Winter can be a difficult time for your building due to the high accumulation of snow and use of deicers such as rock salt. Without the proper procedures in place, the next few months could be very hard on your interior and exterior surfaces. Here are some tips to help your staff prepare your facilities
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Do’s and Don’ts for Marble/Granite
- October 27, 2015
- Posted by: GK's Custom Polishing, Inc.
- Category: Hard Surface Maintenance, Natural Stone
While natural stone floors and countertops are beautiful, keeping them that way requires a little bit of care on your part. Marble and granite have unique properties that require specific cleaning procedures in order to maintain these surfaces. To clear up any misconceptions about caring for your natural stone surfaces, we have a few “do’s
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Preventing salt damage to stone entrances this winter
- September 4, 2015
- Posted by: GK's Custom Polishing, Inc.
- Category: Commercial, Hard Surface Maintenance, Natural Stone
With summer coming to an end and winter right around the corner, Cleveland businesses need to start talking about their winter cleaning policies with their maintenance staff. One thing that many businesses do not consider are how the use of salt on ice can negatively affect the natural stone on the outside of your building.
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Rough Edges on Granite Countertops
- August 25, 2015
- Posted by: GK's Custom Polishing, Inc.
- Category: Hard Surface Maintenance, Natural Stone
Do you have shirts with holes in the front of them? If you own granite countertops, they may be the source of this problem. We receive several inquiries a month about the edges of customer’s granite countertops that are too jagged or rough due to normal wear and tear. These sharp edges can produce tears
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Frequently Asked Questions about Commercial Hard Surface Care
- July 31, 2015
- Posted by: GK's Custom Polishing, Inc.
- Category: Commercial, Concrete, Hard Surface Maintenance, Natural Stone, Tile & Grout
There are several questions about natural stone and hard surface maintenance that we are commonly asked by our commercial customers. Properly maintaining your hard surfaces can be very difficult without the proper methods in place. To help our customers better train their maintenance staff, we will share some of these questions we are often asked
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Maintaining Natural Stone Countertops
- June 26, 2015
- Posted by: GK's Custom Polishing, Inc.
- Category: Hard Surface Maintenance, Natural Stone
One step to increasing the life of the natural stone surfaces in your home is knowing how to properly maintain them. Each type of natural stone has different properties that must be considered before planning your cleaning procedures. Excluding concrete, which has its own set of unique properties, some of the most common countertop surfaces
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Are you using the right cleaners for your hard surfaces?
- June 3, 2015
- Posted by: GK's Custom Polishing, Inc.
- Category: Concrete, Hard Surface Maintenance, Natural Stone, Tile & Grout
There is a lot to know when it comes to properly maintaining the hard surfaces in your home. Whether it’s the marble countertops in your kitchen or the tile in your bathroom, choosing the right type of cleaner is absolutely vital if you want to properly protect your surfaces. Choose the right type of cleaner
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Removing Stains from Natural Stone
- June 1, 2015
- Posted by: GK's Custom Polishing, Inc.
- Category: Hard Surface Maintenance, Natural Stone
Stains on natural stone surfaces are a very common cause of concern among our Cleveland customers. Depending on the type of stone, it can be very difficult to properly remove a stain if it is not treated promptly and with the correct chemicals. The more porous the stone, the more susceptible they are to staining
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Spring Cleaning Tips for Exterior Hard Surfaces
- May 8, 2015
- Posted by: GK's Custom Polishing, Inc.
- Category: Concrete, Hard Surface Maintenance, Natural Stone
The winter months can be hard on all of us in Northeastern Ohio. What you may not realize is that it can be equally hard on the concrete, stone and brick surfaces outside your home. The winter weather exposes the outside surfaces to cold temperatures, freeze/thaw cycles and salt. Many of these factors can create
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Caring for Natural Stone in Shower Areas
- February 17, 2015
- Posted by: GK's Custom Polishing, Inc.
- Category: Hard Surface Maintenance, Natural Stone, Tile & Grout
Shower Care Use appropriate cleaners for the stone surface in your shower. Never use abrasive or citrus-based cleaners. Invest in a squeegee and use on walls and shower doors after every use. Turn on the exhaust fan. Doing this will remove excess moisture from shower and bathroom area. Leave exhaust fan on after you shower
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